State-run asylums were Ireland’s ‘largest form of institutional confinement’ but they have never been subjected to a ...

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THE heartbroken family of a 23-year-old art student who was murdered almost two decades ago have issued an emotional “we want ...

Half a century after the state tightened the criteria for involuntary commitment, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make it easier to hospitalize mentally ill people against their will.

David Batts was not himself when he was arrested, and police and medical experts say he should not have been taken from the ...

“The majority of counties don't do most of the long-term commitments,” said Kawamura, who helps oversee cases involving Joel’s Law petitions. “That's just the hospital jurisdictions. And so most of ...

The grieving daughter of a mentally ill Wigan man found hanged just hours after being discharged from hospital has accused ...

Palak Shah, Founder of Exhale Label, has been honored with the prestigious ET Now Business Conclave Award for establishing as ...

“Ma’am, can I get your clothes?” another officer says ... Yarimi was transferred to the psychiatric ward of Bellevue Hospital, law enforcement sources said. Her arraignment is pending ...

The silence within our families is a curse we must break. If we want healing, if we want true connection, we must confront ...

A careless glimpse of a boy, with silken hair, moving around beds in a hospital ward, chatting with patients and their ...

Greg Belzley, Williams’ attorney, said the decision demonstrated that police do not have accountability when it comes to ...